Tag: Callan Rydz

  • A breakthrough day for newcomers

    A breakthrough day for newcomers

    No matter what sport you are either involved in or have even a passing interest in, if you were/are lucky enough to experience success, the journey to same has to start somewhere. From a perspective of matters close to home, it could either be said that the Centenary Cup in 1984 or Leinster SFC Final…

  • Race for Sid wide open as they head for the third last

    Race for Sid wide open as they head for the third last

    “He’s had his little run, now it’s time for the real men to take over”. Peter Wright on Michael Van Gerwen before MVG won his first World Championship

  • Last dance up for grabs – you can’t turn back the clock

    Last dance up for grabs – you can’t turn back the clock

    In one of his autobiographies, Tony McCoy told a story about the Aintree National won by Red Marauder. The ground at the Liverpool venue was bottomless, with the result that when The Champ and another rider – possibly Mick Fitzgerald – were unseated from their mounts they realised they were in fact the only ones…

  • Moments of perfection win the battle but not always the war

    Moments of perfection win the battle but not always the war

    Ray Houghton’s goal against Italy in the Giant’s Stadium in New York was a remarkable thing.  Never to be forgotten for myriad reasons. Not many would’ve had the audacity to try or capability to execute the lob essayed over Gianluca Pagluca – the best custodian on the planet at the time – which the man…

  • Form holds firmer than fairytales

    I must admit it came as a major shock to me to discover Fallon Sherrock isn’t in the field for this year’s PDC event at the Ally Pally. Initially, my line of that was that was done to the demise of the British Darts Organisation (BDO) when in fact it was down to the player…